Elon Musk wants free speech on Twitter after spending years silencing critics
If Elon Musk is able to take over Twitter Inc., his biggest promise is to transform it into a platform for free speech with few restrictions — something he calls
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VTA ends mask mandate days after federal judge strikes down national mask requirement
The Valley Transportation Authority announced Wednesday it was dropping its mask requirements aboard VTA buses, light rail and paratransit vehicles and at VTA facilities. The news comes after a federal
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Musk go-private tweet ruled false by judge, Tesla investors say
Tesla Inc. shareholders suing over Elon Musk’s 2018 tweet about taking the company private say they won a key ruling in the run-up to a fraud trial with billions of
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Putin says Russia should redirect energy to ‘the south and the east’
With the United States banning Russian energy imports, and Europe weighing how far to go in doing the same, President Vladimir Putin of Russia told top officials and industry representatives
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California Woman Admits She Faked 2016 Kidnapping
Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman charged last month with faking her kidnapping in 2016, accepted a plea bargain with prosecutors Tuesday and acknowledged she made up the story that
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California university sues YouTubers over pranks that caused ‘terror and disruption’
The University of Southern California is suing two YouTube performers who the school says created panic after barging into classrooms to film prank videos for their channels. Court documents obtained
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San Jose Mayor recovers Twitter account after hack
Mayor Sam Liccardo’s Twitter account was restored Thursday evening after a hacker gained control of it for several hours, authorities said. Shortly after re-sharing a congratulatory tweet from President Biden
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Sacramento Mass Shooting Was Gunfight Among Gang Rivals: Police
The mass killing that left six people dead and 12 wounded outside bars just blocks from California’s Capitol last weekend was a gunfight involving at least five shooters from rival gangs, Sacramento police said
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California Students and Teachers No Longer Have to Quarantine After COVID Exposure
The end of COVID-19 quarantine in schools is here after the California Department of Public Health updated guidelines for K-12 schools. Students and teachers no longer have to quarantine after
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Animal rights protester glues hand to table during California legislative hearing
A legislative hearing in California was disrupted on Wednesday when an animal rights organizer glued her hand to a table and refused to leave. The Assembly Agriculture Committee met to
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